Famous Hungarian billionaire and sponsor of the Open Society Foundation, George Soros, said Thursday at a debate on Roma integration in Brussels, he does not take part in Macedonia's destruction and that the policy of his foundation in Skopje is run by a management board comprised of Macedonian citizens.
This, according to the MIA correspondent in Brussels, was the focus of the Thursday press conference, held by Soros, and attended by EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, as well as the head of the Regional Cooperation Council, Goran Svilanovic.
"I have no answer, but I'm not committed to destroying the country and I don't know how to answer the question a part from ignoring it," Soros said, asked directly whether he was involved in the crisis and the unrest that Macedonia is faced with, which some believe is created by people featuring the Open Society Institute payroll.
However, asked by MIA's reporter on how can he take part in the toppling of the Macedonian Government led by VMRO-DPMNE, which during its rule has become a champion in terms of Roma rights promotion, by electing a minister, a deputy minster, a mayor, an MP and heads of public institutions, and that some of the persons protesting in Macedonia declared themselves as 'sorosoids' and openly support opposition SDSM party, George Soros gave an answer with which he switched the responsibility to the people in charge of managing the foundation in Skopje.
"I'm afraid I've already answered the question on Macedonia because I'm not personally involved in the events in Macedonia. The foundation there is managed by a Macedonian management board and Macedonian employees and those are the ones who decide on the foundation's policy and they should answer your question," Soros said.